| Weekend Get-Away to South Beach | ||||||||||||||||
| Saturday on the Beach | ||||||||||||||||
You'll want to wake up early on Saturday to make the most of your day. Most hotels offer continental or full breakfasts, or you can make your way to Ocean Drive to one of the many restaurants open for breakfast. The News Cafe (800 Ocean Drive) is a popular early-morning hangout. Breakfast is served 24 hours a day, making it also a very popular place for late-night munchies! Get a paper, magazine or book from the store and enjoy your meal outside. If you're interested in art deco, be sure to visit the Miami Design Preservation League's Art Deco Welcome Center early this morning. Art deco tours guided by native historians leave from here at 10:30 am each Saturday morning ($10 fee, free to members of the MDPL). If you'd rather take it at your own pace, self-guided audio tours are also available 7 days a week from 10 am-4 pm ($10 rental fee, free to members of the MDPL). Of course, you came to South Beach for the white sand beaches and crystal blue waters, so what are you waiting for? Hit the miles of beach and enjoy this little piece of heaven for the day. Most hotels on the water offer umbrella, lounge chairs and towels included as a "resort fee" in the cost of the room, so by all means take advantage of it. Some even offer beverage service to your lounge chair, so lay back, sip a frozen margarita, and enjoy the view. You can enjoy lunch and dinner at any one of the great restaurants you'll find up and down Ocean Drive. If you want to dress it up a little, many of Miami's Top 10 Restaurants are right here on South Beach. If you're vacationing during stone crab season (October 15 - May 15), you must visit Joe's Stone Crab (11 Washington Avenue) for one meal. One of the oldest restaurants on South Beach, it has pleased visitors for 91 years and is still going strong. Saturday night on Ocean Drive is something to see- Will Smith, Madonna, and Gloria Estefan are just a few of the 'regulars' to this part of town. Although spring break can be crazy, most of the year it's more glamorous. With famous clubs like The Clevelander (1020 Ocean Drive), Club Deep (Dance on water! 621 Washington Ave) and Nikki Beach Club (a beachfront dance club, 1 Ocean Drive), there's no shortage of places to hang out. There are bars, clubs and coffee bars for every taste. Viva Miami! Party the night away and sleep in tomorrow... |

